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Historic Earthquake
Afyon Earthquake of 2002
3 February 2002 · Afyon · Turkey
On 3 February 2002 at 07:11 UTC, a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Turkey (Afyon), at a depth of 5 km. It occurred on the Anatolian Plate, 227 km from its boundary with the Eurasian Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 44 people and injured 318.
- Date
- 3 February 2002
- Time
- 07:11 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.5
- Depth
- 5 km
- Deaths
- 44
- Injuries
- 318
- Homes Damaged
- 622
- Plate
- Anatolian Plate
- Country
- Turkey
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1999Düzce Earthquake of 1999 · M 7.2894 deaths
- 19991999 İzmit Earthquake · M 7.617,118 deaths
- 1970Gediz Earthquake of 1970 · M 7.21,086 deaths
- 1967Mudurnu Earthquake of 1967 · M 7.386 deaths
- 1957Abant Earthquake of 1957 · M 7.152 deaths
- 1944Bolu–Gerede Earthquake of 1944 · M 7.62,381 deaths
- 1938Kırşehir Earthquake of 1938 · M 6.6224 deaths
- 1914Burdur, Kilinc · M 7.04,000 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth